21. What was the official language of the Mughal court?
A. Urdu
B. Hindi
C. Persian
D. Arabic
ANSWER: C. Persian
SOLUTION :Persian was the official language used in the Mughal period
22. Which Mughal king tried to stop the practice of sati?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Aurangzeb
D. Shahjahan
ANSWER:A. Akbar
SOLUTION: Akbar was the Mughal ruler who tried to stop the practice of Sati. Akbar ruled from 1556-1605.
23. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?
A. 1526
B. 1556
C. 1576
D. 1761
ANSWER : C. 1576
SOLUTION:The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the armies of the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor Akbar’s forces, led by Man Singh I of Amber.
24. Tulsidas wrote ‘Ramcharitmanas’ during the reign of __________.
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Rama Raya
D. Krishnadeva Raya
ANSWER:B. Akbar
SOLUTION:Tulsidas began writing the Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya in 1574 CE during the Akbar rule. The exact date is stated in the poem as being the ninth day of the month of Chaitra, which is the birthday of Rama.
25. The city of Fatehpur Sikri (City of Victory) near Agra was built by _________.
A. Babur
B. Humayun
C. Akbar
D. Sher Shah
ANSWER:C. Akbar
SOLUTION:Built during the second half of the 16th century by the Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri (the City of Victory) was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years.
26. How many ‘Jewels’ were there at Akbar’s court?
A. Three
B. Seven
C. Nine
D. Eleven
ANSWER: C. Nine
SOLUTION: According to popular tradition, the court of the Mughal ruler Akbar had nine intellectuals called the Navaratnas or the nine gems.
27. The Mughal emperor who started a new religion, Din-i-ilahi, was __________.
A. Babur
B. Akbar
C. Sher Shah
D. Jijabai
ANSWER:B. Akbar
SOLUTION:Emperor Akbar studied and understood various religions of his time and formulated one of his own, known as the Din-i-Ilahi, in 1582 CE. It was also known as “Jauhind-i-Ilahi” or “Divine Monotheism”. Akbar formulated this new religion because he wanted to bring about Sulh-i-Kul or universal harmony.
28. Tansen was a famous musician during the time of which Mughal emperor?
A. Jahangir
B. Humanyun
C. Akbar
D. Babur
ANSWER:C. Akbar
SOLUTION: Emperor Akbar was a great lover of music. Abul Fazl, who was a historian during the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar, mentioned in his work that Akbar patronised 36 musicians. The most famous among them was Tansen.
29. During Akbar’s reigm who carried out land revenue reforms __________.
A. Mann Singh
B. Tansen
C. Birbal
D. Todar Mal
ANSWER:D. Todar Mal
SOLUTION:Todar Mal was one of the Navratna of Akbar’s Darbar. He was the finance minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar reign. Raja Todar Mal introduced a new system of revenue known as Zabti and a system of taxation called Dahshala.
30. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A. Diwan – e – khas
B. Diwan – e – Aam
C. Ibadat khana
D. Buland Darwaza
ANSWER:C. Ibadat khana
SOLUTION:The “Ain-i-Akbari” is one of the most important literary sources of Mughal history. It was written by Abul Fazl, an important official in Akbar’s court and one among his Navaratnas.